salivary gland

Noun

Meaning

any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

adrenal gland endocrine gland exocrine gland parotid gland meibomian gland apocrine gland eccrine gland Harderian gland acinar gland alveolar gland compound gland submandibular gland buccal gland sublingual gland ceruminous gland

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Hypernyms

exocrine exocrine gland duct gland

Hyponyms

parotid gland mandibular gland submandibular gland submaxillary gland sublingual gland submaxillary salivary gland

Examples

Aim: To examine taste distortion after radioiodine therapy and to study the association between taste distortion and radioiodine accumulation in the salivary gland. Source: Internet

Running outward and backward from each sublingual papilla is a ridge (the plica sublingualis) that marks the upper edge of the sublingual (under the tongue) salivary gland and onto which most of the ducts of that gland open. Source: Internet

They include bleeding at the incision site, infection, and salivary gland trauma. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

salivary calculus salivary duct salivary duct infection salivary gland abscess salivary gland blockage salivary gland cyst